Global Patent Index - EP 3929693 B1

EP 3929693 B1 20231108 - A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INLET PRESSURE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE

Title (en)

A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INLET PRESSURE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM EINSTELLEN EINES EINLASSDRUCKS EINER VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE RÉGLER UNE PRESSION D'ENTRÉE D'UNE MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 3929693 B1 20231108 (EN)

Application

EP 21180243 A 20210618

Priority

EP 20181962 A 20200624

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3929693A1] A method (400) for controlling a regulating valve (206) of a packaging machine (100), wherein the packaging machine (100) is a roll-fed packaging machine configured to receive a roll of a carton-based packaging material (102). The packaging machine (100) is configured to be connected to a processing line (202) via the regulating valve (206), wherein the processing line (202) is configured to feed a liquid food product (216) to the packaging machine (100) through the regulating valve (206). The method (400) comprises determining (S402) a product flow, using a flow meter (106), of the liquid food product in the packaging machine (100); determining (S404) an inlet pressure-measurement (306), using a pressure sensor (204), of the liquid food product in the packaging machine (100); and making use of the inlet pressure measurement to the packaging machine (100) for adjusting the regulating valve (206), said regulating valve being configured to receive an output signal from a flow feed forward module (308) in combination with an output signal from a flow proportional-integral-derivative (PID) module (310), wherein the flow feed forward module (308) has the inlet pressure measurement (306) and a flow set point as input signals, and wherein the flow PID module (310) has the product flow and the flow set point as input signals.

IPC 8 full level

G05D 9/12 (2006.01); B65B 3/30 (2006.01); B65B 9/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 3/30 (2013.01 - US); B65B 9/20 (2013.01 - US); B65B 41/16 (2013.01 - US); B65B 57/145 (2013.01 - US); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01 - EP); G05D 9/12 (2013.01 - EP); G05D 16/2013 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 3/30 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 9/20 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

  • APMONITOR.COM: "Cascade Control Design Introduction", 2 December 2016 (2016-12-02), XP055979163, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU5uaSwtbBE> [retrieved on 20221108]
  • ANONYMOUS: "Feedforward or Cascade Control", 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16), XP055848963, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://apmonitor.com/pdc/index.php/Main/FeedforwardCascadeControl> [retrieved on 20211007]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3929693 A1 20211229; EP 3929693 B1 20231108; CN 115769165 A 20230307; JP 2023531668 A 20230725; US 2023244253 A1 20230803; WO 2021259779 A1 20211230

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21180243 A 20210618; CN 202180044975 A 20210618; EP 2021066588 W 20210618; JP 2022578873 A 20210618; US 202118002023 A 20210618